Breathing in Confinement: On September 16, Nahid Fath’alian, a retired teacher, was summoned to Branch 15 of the Revolutionary Court for a trial where she was notified of the charge of “Colluding and gathering and propaganda activities against the regime, as well as the destruction of state property.” The second court hearing will be held […]
Breathing in Confinement: Friday, September 18, 2020, the imprisoned movie director, Maryam Ebrahimvand, was transferred to the prison’s medical center due to drug poisoning. After a night in the medical center, she was returned back to the Evin’s political women ward. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League […]
Breathing in Confinement: Four Arab political prisoners were transferred from Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz to an unknown location. The death sentences for three of them have already been upheld by the Supreme Court, which is raising the concerns about them being executed. According to Ahvaz Human Rights Sources, quoting Khakzadegan, on September 20, 2020, […]
Breathing in Confinement: On Friday, September 18, 2020, the political prisoner, Soheil Arabi was transferred from Great Tehran Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the political prisoner, Soheil Arabi was transferred from Great Tehran Prison to Rajai Shahr Prison […]
Breathing in Confinement: Despite the global protest campaign, Navid Afkari, a wrestler from the City of Shiraz, was executed in Shiraz Prison this morning (September 12, 2020). He had been arrested during the November 2018 protests and had been sentenced to death on several charges. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the […]
Breathing in Confinement: Yousef Farhadi Babadi, an environmental activist and a member of the “Sounds of Flowing Water” Campaign, was sentenced to three months in prison with a two-year suspension. Yousef Farhadi Babadi, an environmental activist from Shahr-e-Kord and one of the protesters against the water transfer project from Karun river, wrote on his Twitter […]
Breathing in Confinement: Behnam Moosivand and Jafar Azimzadeh, two political prisoners who had been transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison under the pretext of being admitted to Evin Prison Medical Center, were transferred to solitary confinement in Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on […]
Breathing in Confinement: The International Federation of Journalists General Secretary, calling the Iranian government’s strategy towards journalists as “outrageous”, condemned the jail sentence against Mohammad Mosaed. According to “Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, Anthony Blanger, secretary-general of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), condemned the verdict against […]
Breathing in Confinement: After more than 18 months since Obaidullah Arbabi, a Baloch citizen, was arrested, still, no information has been released about his situation. According to the Baloch Rights Activists Campaign, on March 31, 2019, a Baloch citizen named “Obaidullah Arbabi” from Nakhach village in Nikshahr was arrested by the intelligence agents. His destiny, […]
Breathing in Confinement: Navid Afkari, a political prisoner in Shiraz Prison, sentenced to death twice, has been transferred to an unknown location on Thursday, September 3, 2020 by the prison guards, and his communication with the outside world has been cut. Two of his brothers also, who were trying to defend Navid and to prevent […]